Christmas meal baskets for Mozambican children
Good evening, Misfits! With Gary's blessing, I invite you to share once again in an opportunity for us to share our blessings with the children (and their families) served by Iris Ministries in Mozambique. Last year, many here helped sponsor Christmas meals for over 60 children and their families. Each child received two frozen chickens, 5 kg of rice, a liter of cooking oil, and a couple of liters of fruit juice. While this may not seem like much to us, it represented a literal feast for each family!
I have been in contact once again with Don Kantel of Iris. Don has told me that they have 67 sponsored children this year. To purchase the above food items for each child costs about $30, so the total needed is $2,010. If 67 people sponsored one child each, we would be done. If more is raised than is needed, they will use the surplus to help additional children who are awaiting sponsors through their program.
As was done last year, Don said the money will go straight to the families to purchase the items. He said there are advantages to doing it this way, including that the local people often get a better deal when purchasing items than foreign missionaries do.
Don also said that even more families than we know will be helped, as the poor in Africa always share what they have with others.
VERY IMPORTANT!!!!! DONATION INSTRUCTIONS BELOW!!!!
Here are donation instructions from Don:
ONLINE:
Go to:
https://www.irisglobal.org/giving-center
Scroll down to “IRIS BASE.” There you can use the drop-down menu to select “MIEZE (Mozambique)” and enter an amount. That then takes you to a page where you can complete the transaction.
BY CHECK OR MONEY ORDER:
Make check/money order to Iris Global and put MIEZE VILLAGE in the memo line:
Iris Global
PO Box 493995
Redding, CA 96049-3995
USA
My family will be giving ten gift baskets. A Misfit who wishes to remain nameless has also already donated. That leaves 51 baskets. While you certainly don't need to let anyone know you are participating, it is helpful for us to be able to keep count as people commit to help. I will post periodic updates as to how many baskets are yet needed as people let me know. You are welcome to post here or email me at
steve@groundwaterresourcespllc.com
Thank you so much for your generosity in years past and considering helping out this year as well!